Device for storing and releasing a substance
OwnerGerald Hagop Alticosalianinventor
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Abstract
A cap is provided for storing powder and releasing it into a bottle. The cap comprises a cap top and an inner cap member which fits partially within the cap top to form a closed cavity for storing the powder and the cap is secured over the neck of the bottle. In use, the cap is rotated in an anticlockwise direction so that the cap top is rotated and raised relative to the inner cap member so as to open the cavity, releasing the powder stored therein into the bottle via the neck. The cap top is then further rotated in the anticlockwise direction so as to also rotate the inner cap member in the same direction, freeing the cap from the bottle.
Claims23
A device (1) for storing and releasing a substance (36), comprising:
- first and second parts (2,3) which interengage to form a closed cavity (27) for storing the substance;
- means (32) for securing the interengaged parts over an opening (30) of a container (31);
- means (12,14) for enabling movement of the first part in one direction relative to the second part so as to open the cavity such that, when the parts are secured on the container, the substance is released from the cavity into the container via the container opening;
- and
- means (8,18) for enabling further movement of the first part in said one direction so as also to move the second part in the same direction when the parts are secured on the container so as to remove the device from the container.
A device as claimed in any preceding claim, including frangible tamper indicating means (33) adapted to be broken to enable the device to be removed from the container (31).
A device as claimed in any preceding claim, including frangible means (10) to prevent the substance from being released until required.
A device as claimed in any preceding claim, including means for sealably storing the substance (36).
A container including a device according to any preceding claim arranged to close an aperture (30) of the container.
A device (1) for storing and releasing a substance (36), comprising:
- first and second parts (2,3) which interengage to form a closed cavity (27) for storing the substance;
- means (32) for securing the interengaged parts (2,3) over an opening of a container (31);
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- means (12,14) for providing relative movement of the interengaged parts away from each other so as to open the cavity such that, when the parts are secured on the container, the substance is released from the cavity into the container via the container opening.
A method for releasing a substance (36) stored in a device (1) secured over an opening of a container (31), the device having an outer part (2) and an inner part (3) interengaged to retain the substance, comprising the steps of:
- moving the outer part in one direction relative to the inner part thereby releasing the substance into the container;
- and
- moving the outer part further in said one direction so as also to move the inner part in said one direction and thereby remove the device from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.